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Yucca isn’t the only difference – Las Vegas Sun

Yucca isn’t the only difference
Las Vegas Sun 26 oct 08 “………………The main thrust of John McCain’s energy policy is a call for 45 new nuclear power plants by 2030…………………………

Barack Obama has said there must be solutions to the waste storage and safety problems before he would support new nuclear power plants.

Nevada is unlikely to see a nuclear plant built within its borders even if McCain is elected because the plants require large amounts of water. Still, local environmentalists are concerned that more nuclear plants mean more radioactive waste, which could wind up dumped at Yucca Mountain, 90 miles northwest of Las Vegas.

McCain supports the Yucca project; Obama has said he would kill plans for a repository there.

There are also concerns about the cost of nuclear plants, which would receive billions in federal subsidies under McCain’s plan.

“The real concern with nuclear power is it’s so expensive,” said Lydia Ball, a local representative of the Sierra Club.

Yucca isn’t the only difference – Las Vegas Sun

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October 27, 2008 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Uncategorized